![]() Buildings, bridges, roads, towers, and swimming pools all are built with rebar inside of the concrete structures. What’s this stuff about? It is the 10’ and 20’, or longer pieces of steel that are used to add strength to concrete construction the world over. ![]() You can of course add a project to an older EXISTING POOL as well by drilling and epoxying your rebar into the pool shell itself… But back to the rebar for a second. This is usually decided by the pool builder and the rock contractor based on what works best for everyone’s schedule. You can even wait till the pool shell has been completely built as well to begin your feature. You could also tie some of your rebar shaped boulders onto the edge of the pool, (called the coping or bond) and then finish out the waterfall after the pool gets “shot”, (the process of blowing on concrete to create the structural hull or bowl of the pool). With a NEW POOL you can tie your rebar, (3/8” usually works best) onto the rebar of the pool using tie wire, (with a spinner tool or with pliers) and make your boulder shapes, and even your whole project, prior to shotcreteing the pool, (shotcrete being the sprayed on concrete material) if you wanted to. So how does one begin the process of making a faux rock waterfall on a pool? Well you need a pool to start with. And there’s nothing worse than fake rock looking fake! To often I see rock features that look fake. What’s the trick? How am I able to create natural and realistic looking strong long lasting projects? Answer: by figuring out the mechanics, techniques, tools and materials needed AND learning and understanding how artificial rock SHOULD look. But today let’s look more specifically at concrete waterfalls on swimming pools. ![]() Building waterfalls, grotto’s ponds, and pools in artificial rock. Firstly as a dental technician, then a sand sculptor and more recently working in concrete and steel. This is, in fact, what I’ve been doing for decades. And what a great difference and gift it is for us! To be able to take simple elements and turn them into objects of beauty, function, and purpose. This among other things separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom. To create, to design, to build and make are the attributes of only one species on earth.
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